2019 Q1
We ended the quarter with $2.2 billion of cash and cash equivalents, a $1.5 billion reduction from the end of 2018
Outlook
Our 2019 capex, the vast majority of which will be to grow our capacity and develop new vehicles, is expected to be about $2.0 to $2.5 billion
May 02, 2019 :Tesla Announces Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Notes
The aggregate gross proceeds of the offerings, assuming full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional securities, would be approximately $2.3 billion
based on the above, cash equivalents end of 2019 would be $2 billion
(So the letter on cost savings must have been to avoid barnacles and flufferbots)